SearchEnterpriseLinux: Linux/OSS Support, Part 4: Step-by-Step Guide to Getting It | Linux Today

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Linux/OSS Support, Part 4: Step-by-Step Guide to Getting It

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 9, 2003

[ Thanks to Michael
S. Mimoso
for this link. ]

“How does an IT manager go about getting free Linux or open
source software support?

“SearchEnterpriseLinux.com posed that question to a dozen IT
managers. Rick Segeberg, IT department site manager at The
Waterford Institute inProvo, Utah, responded with a step-by-step
description of his support search process.

“‘Researching solutions to technical problems is really an art,’
said Segeberg. ‘You have to be creative in what you search for, as
people will describe things differently. You really have to work
your mental thesaurus…!'”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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